Assembly - January 2009 - (Page 28) Assembly Lines “We are encouraged by the year-to-date increase in non-automotive orders,” says RIA statistics chair Tammy Mulcahy of ABB Robotics (Auburn Hills, MI). “Orders received from non-automotive industries increased 15 percent in units and 10 percent in dollars in the first nine months of the year.” Mulcahy says the industry saw strong especially strong growth in orders from the semiconductor, electronics, solar panel, plastics and medical device industries. For more on the RIA survey, go to www.robotics.org. Stäubli Corp. Expanding Plant DUNCAN, SC—Robots, automation and quick-disconnect systems manufacturer Stäubli Corp. is adding on to its South Carolina manufacturing plant to expand its ability to produce electrical connectors for the rapidly growing solar power market. In addition, the company plans to use the new space to assemble tool changers for the automation industry as well as electromagnetic mold-clamps for the North American plastics market. In all, Stäubli will add approximately 40,000 square feet of space to its existing 62,000-square-foot facility at a cost of about $5 million. The new production space is scheduled to ramp up in mid-2009. A TRUSTED NAME. RIVETING Schunk Receives Machinery Award MORRISVILLE, NC—SCHUNK Inc. CEO Heinz-Dieter Schunk has been awarded the German Machine Development Prize as part of the third German Machine Development Summit in Berlin. The award is presented biannually by the German Machine and Plant Development NEW PRODUCTS. SCHUNK Inc. CEO Heinz-Dieter Schunk has been awarded the German Machine Development Prize in recognition of his pioneering work in the area of automation equipment and cutting-edge mechanical grippers. Introducing two new reasons to count on Alcoa Fastening Systems. The Marson MP-4V Air/Hydraulic Riveter, and HP-3 Professional Hand Rivet Tool. Both versatile, lightweight, and ergonomic. Both built strong for long life. New Marson tools. They’re riveting. Organization. Previous winners have included Dr. E.h. Berthold Leibinger of Trumpf Inc. (Stuttgart, Germany) and Dr. Dieter Kress of MAPAL Dr. Kress KG (Aalen, Germany). Schunk was 22 when he joined the company founded by his father, Friedrich Schunk, in 1945. SCHUNK Inc. started as a manufacturer of precision parts for airplanes and Porsche automobiles. In the 1960s, Heinz-Dieter Schunk began transforming the company into the global work-holding, automation and materialhandling equipment supplier that it is today. Bringing the Strength of Alcoa to Fastening™ afs-idg.com 800 -826-2884 Jergens Acquires Bock Workholding CLEVELAND—Tooling and work-holding 28 ASSEMBLY / January 2009 www.assemblymag.com http://www.robotics.org http://www.afs-idg.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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